Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and state or jurisdiction: 2004-05 and 2005-06

State or jurisdiction

2004–05

2005–06

Associate's degrees

Bachelor's degrees

Master's degrees

First- professional degrees1

Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)

Associate's degrees

Bachelor's degrees

Master's degrees

First- professional degrees1

Doctor's degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

United States

696,660

1,439,264

574,618

87,289

52,631

713,066

1,485,242

594,065

87,655

56,067

Alabama

9,274

21,616

9,993

1,100

571

8,895

21,995

10,295

1,120

599

Alaska

879

1,427

655

0

25

1,045

1,573

582

0

21

Arizona

15,918

29,133

19,882

788

906

16,732

32,708

24,777

816

967

Arkansas

5,166

11,191

2,851

505

249

5,462

11,340

3,097

526

225

California

92,687

146,959

54,254

9,188

6,203

92,737

151,021

56,029

8,721

6,675

Colorado

9,788

25,230

10,921

1,054

1,062

9,645

27,671

11,705

1,078

983

Connecticut

5,022

16,617

8,851

1,014

675

4,993

17,786

8,599

1,054

735

Delaware

1,262

5,247

2,031

335

234

1,328

5,410

2,114

320

271

District of Columbia

447

9,199

8,536

2,950

613

1,105

10,556

9,267

2,724

635

Florida

60,441

65,839

24,014

3,716

3,064

63,489

69,899

24,041

3,992

2,930

Georgia

12,705

35,515

13,111

2,029

1,225

12,990

36,332

12,490

2,086

1,436

Hawaii

3,423

5,300

2,025

155

172

3,204

5,813

1,991

165

178

Idaho

3,189

7,295

1,623

163

139

3,065

7,781

1,660

152

172

Illinois

34,715

63,913

35,992

4,573

2,752

36,303

68,016

37,502

4,648

2,853

Indiana

13,836

36,655

11,087

1,764

1,306

14,836

38,093

11,345

1,685

1,421

Iowa

12,199

20,786

4,316

1,683

672

13,837

21,435

4,430

1,732

804

Kansas

7,954

16,221

5,668

767

413

7,850

16,677

5,852

762

486

Kentucky

9,009

17,862

6,564

1,111

511

9,578

18,646

6,896

1,089

515

Louisiana

5,734

21,494

6,874

1,651

562

4,429

19,936

6,476

1,646

521

Maine

2,374

6,500

1,648

217

40

2,416

6,544

1,655

214

39

Maryland

9,834

25,018

13,163

1,080

1,228

10,131

25,693

13,438

1,122

1,364

Massachusetts

11,595

45,714

27,663

4,305

2,676

11,139

47,024

27,874

4,321

3,001

Michigan

23,509

51,207

22,834

2,942

1,634

24,373

51,756

21,986

3,257

1,811

Minnesota

15,469

28,275

13,052

1,759

1,239

15,125

28,911

15,188

1,767

1,590

Mississippi

8,630

11,681

3,877

607

373

8,480

11,803

3,834

597

374

Missouri

13,451

34,352

17,180

2,625

1,363

13,947

35,231

17,083

2,709

1,462

Montana

1,782

5,177

1,122

129

117

1,776

5,118

1,103

136

112

Nebraska

4,630

11,999

3,936

864

492

4,909

12,150

3,953

878

414

Nevada

3,236

5,608

2,042

180

126

3,702

6,595

2,152

265

157

New Hampshire

3,498

8,107

2,751

183

167

3,237

8,030

3,068

206

175

New Jersey

14,726

31,987

12,386

1,817

1,142

15,338

32,251

12,607

1,696

1,203

New Mexico

4,590

7,342

3,219

250

313

4,911

7,491

3,347

250

279

New York

56,877

109,852

60,505

8,732

4,350

57,524

111,766

63,687

8,639

4,522

North Carolina

18,460

39,303

11,534

1,925

1,355

19,420

39,969

12,347

1,904

1,422

North Dakota

2,213

5,161

1,104

178

189

2,138

5,487

1,167

206

151

Ohio

22,674

56,969

20,360

3,398

2,018

24,205

58,522

20,680

3,520

2,090

Oklahoma

9,243

18,266

5,719

1,094

413

9,204

18,909

5,389

1,200

428

Oregon

8,506

16,867

6,148

1,147

477

8,322

17,631

5,936

1,196

577

Pennsylvania

25,619

77,765

26,450

4,890

2,959

26,282

79,791

27,593

4,792

3,342

Rhode Island

3,573

9,472

2,223

318

243

3,831

9,686

2,146

354

301

South Carolina

8,123

18,795

5,007

857

466

7,885

19,313

5,076

850

441

South Dakota

2,225

4,771

1,217

210

89

2,315

4,850

1,117

210

76

Tennessee

9,707

26,032

8,530

1,402

891

10,176

26,330

9,047

1,432

922

Texas

41,778

88,757

32,391

5,398

2,974

43,785

92,027

32,606

5,362

3,203

Utah

9,915

20,799

4,210

423

373

9,805

20,677

4,640

433

436

Vermont

1,271

4,892

1,684

259

62

1,380

4,981

1,782

272

64

Virginia

14,924

36,970

12,736

2,496

1,504

15,987

38,775

13,414

2,490

1,571

Washington

22,338

28,265

8,773

1,357

793

21,735

28,570

8,931

1,322

891

West Virginia

3,738

9,574

2,735

449

213

3,297

10,033

3,030

479

202

Wisconsin

11,705

31,144

8,716

1,127

946

11,695

31,434

8,604

1,144

961

Wyoming

2,799

1,695

455

125

52

3,073

1,792

437

116

59

U.S. Service Schools2

0

3,449

0

0

0

0

3,414

0

0

0

Other jurisdictions

5,074

17,137

4,346

883

224

5,116

17,680

5,300

872

242

American Samoa

191

0

0

0

0

213

0

0

0

0

Federated States of Micronesia

201

0

0

0

0

147

0

0

0

0

Guam

96

292

48

0

0

75

327

69

0

0

Marshall Islands

80

0

0

0

0

155

0

0

0

0

Northern Marianas

92

27

0

0

0

108

13

0

0

0

Palau

51

0

0

0

0

39

0

0

0

0

Puerto Rico

4,270

16,646

4,241

883

224

4,303

17,129

5,180

872

242

Virgin Islands

93

172

57

0

0

76

211

51

0

0

1 Includes degrees that require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training). See Definitions for details. 2 Excludes Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, National Defense University, Air Force Institute of Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Naval Postgraduate School, Joint Military Intelligence College, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004–05 and 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2005 and Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.)